diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1 b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
index 06c10170a1a..a3c14a323c4 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: ansible-playbook
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 08/14/2012
+.\"      Date: 08/15/2012
 .\"    Manual: System administration commands
 .\"    Source: Ansible 0.7
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "ANSIBLE\-PLAYBOOK" "1" "08/14/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
+.TH "ANSIBLE\-PLAYBOOK" "1" "08/15/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * Define some portability stuff
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ ansible\-playbook <filename\&.yml> \&... [options]
 The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks\&.
 .RE
 .SH "OPTIONS"
-.sp
+.PP
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
-.sp
-Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&.
+.RS 4
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&. Give up to three times for more output\&.
+.RE
 .PP
 \fB\-i\fR \fIPATH\fR, \fB\-\-inventory=\fR\fIPATH\fR
 .RS 4
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
index 114100bbde4..fad82d82af1 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible-playbook.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ The names of one or more YAML format files to run as ansible playbooks.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
-*-v*, *--verbose*
+*-v*, *--verbose*::
 
-Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown.
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
+up to three times for more output.
 
 *-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::
 
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1 b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
index bcebfff36b2..88384194bbb 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: ansible
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 08/14/2012
+.\"      Date: 08/15/2012
 .\"    Manual: System administration commands
 .\"    Source: Ansible 0.7
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "ANSIBLE" "1" "08/14/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
+.TH "ANSIBLE" "1" "08/15/2012" "Ansible 0\&.7" "System administration commands"
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * Define some portability stuff
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ A name of a group in the inventory file, a shell\-like glob selecting hosts in i
 .RE
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .PP
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
+.RS 4
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown\&. Give up to three times for more output\&.
+.RE
+.PP
 \fB\-i\fR \fIPATH\fR, \fB\-\-inventory=\fR\fIPATH\fR
 .RS 4
 The
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
index d3f0dcda95d..ac30dbf7e46 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ semicolons.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
+*-v*, *--verbose*::
+
+Verbose mode, more output from successful actions will be shown. Give
+up to three times for more output.
 
 *-i* 'PATH', *--inventory=*'PATH'::